The '''Roaring Forties''' is the term for a band of prevailing strong westerlies that lie between about 40 and 60 degrees south. In the age of sail they were used by mariners on westward voyages across the [[Indian Ocean]] (mainly [[Dutch]] to the [[East Indies]] and [[British]] to [[Australia]] – and the [[Pacific Ocean]] (back to [[Europe]] via way of [[Cape Horn]] from Australia - [[New Zealand]].)
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The '''Roaring Forties''' is the term for a band of prevailing strong westerlies that lie between about 40 and 60 degrees south. In the age of sail they were used by mariners on westward voyages across the [[Indian Ocean]] (mainly [[Dutch]] to the [[East Indies]] and [[British]] to [[Australia]] – and the [[Pacific Ocean]] (back to [[Europe]] via way of [[Cape Horn]] from Australia - New Zealand.)